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Alvin R. Friedman(1934-2000)

  • Writer
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Alvin R. Friedman was born on 23 March 1934. He was a writer, known for Starsky and Hutch (1975), Columbo (1971) and It Takes a Thief (1968). He died on 5 December 2000.
BornMarch 23, 1934
DiedDecember 5, 2000(66)
BornMarch 23, 1934
DiedDecember 5, 2000(66)
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Known for

Starsky and Hutch (1975)
Starsky and Hutch
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Al Friedman)
Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
Columbo
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
It Takes a Thief
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer(as Al Friedman)

Credits

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Writer

  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by (as Al Friedman, as Al Friedman)
    • 1978
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story (as Al Friedman, as Al Friedman)
    • 1974
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1973
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay (segment "Love and the Missing Mister", as Al Friedman)
    • 1973
  • Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Al Friedman
  • Born
    • March 23, 1934
  • Died
    • December 5, 2000

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